TEAM TANDBERG INNOVATION
Biplab Kumar Datta
Head - Patent & Innovation
Biplab Datta (PhD) has nearly 30 years of experience in innovation strategy and technology development project management.
He has experience in formulating applications for technology development funds from the NFR (SkatteFUNN, FORNY, Petromaks etc. programs), IFU, Commercialising funding from Innovation Norway and the EU 7 framework program eg. Marie Curie RTN projects. He also writes applications for EU H2020 program for clients.
Solvår Winnie Finnanger
Head of legal department, Attorney-at-law
Solvår Winnie has unique expertise in all aspects of strategy and assessments regarding the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, especially trademark and design, through her work experience from EUIPO, Patentstyret and KFIR.
Tommy Kaspar
Patent Attorney
Tommy holds a Ph.D. in natural science from the ETH Zurich/Switzerland and has additional education in intellectual property management from the University of Applied Science in Jena/Germany. He has himself been an inventor on some patent applications. You can discuss all topics with him - scientifically and non-scientifically based. Nonetheless he is specialized and has several years’ industrial experience in
- glass and ceramic materials / (further)processing
- carbon / graphene / graphite based materials / (further)processing
- energy storage materials / devices
- polymer (PE, PA) materials / (further)processing in textile and automotive industry
- (refractory) metal materials / processing.
Simen Svare Kristoffersen
Patent Attorney
Simen has a Master degree in Marine Technology from NTNU and has previously worked at the Patent Office as senior engineer.
Simen works with marine technology, renewable energy, mechanical & electrical industry and automation.
In addition to being a patent adviser, he also has a burning commitment in innovation and concept development.
Ida Elizabeth Knudtzon
Patent administrator
Ida E. Knudtzon has extensive experience in dealing with administrative work related to patent cases in Norway and abroad.

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